SENTORI AND AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION JOIN FORCES TO
BRING NEXT-GENERATION BILLING & CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTIONS TO TELECOM
OPERATORS IN LATIN AMERICA
RIO DE JANEIRO,
BRAZIL, August 24, 2004 (IBC's Billing OSS BSS Latin America 2004, stand 8) -
Sentori, Inc. and American Telecommunication Inc. (ATI) today announced that
they have entered into an agreement to bring Sentori's award winning billing
and customer care solution to telecommunications operators in Latin America.
Under the agreement, ATI will market and support Sentori's solution through its
extensive network of in-country affiliates in Latin America.
Sentori will provide ATI with billing technology and expertise to integrate
turnkey solutions for customers in the region.
"After an exhaustive evaluation of several alternatives, we selected Sentori's
next-generation billing and customer care system as the core platform for our
billing projects in the region," said Jorge Gana, ATI's VP of Strategic
Business. "Operators in Latin America
have been searching for a robust, easy-to-use billing solution that can handle
the converged nature of their networks but at the same time does not drain
their budgets. We feel that Sentori provides the value and functionality that
these operators are looking for; Sentori's solution fits nicely in our value
added platforms product portfolio," added Gana.
"We are excited about working with ATI in Latin America,"
said John Bennett, Sentori's President and CEO. "ATI's
comprehensive regional footprint and impressive track record of complex billing
system integrations in the region will enable Sentori to provide its solution
to a broad range of customers quickly and effectively."
Sentori and ATI will jointly demonstrate the Sentori solution at the
Sentori stand (#8) at IBC's Billing OSS BSS Latin America in Rio de Janeiro on
August 24-25.
ABOUT SENTORI, INC.
Founded in 1994,
Sentori delivers highly flexible and scalable billing and customer care software
solutions to telecommunications carriers worldwide. Led by its flagship product
- the Sentori® Billing and
Customer Care system - Sentori is helping emerging 3G mobile carriers, mobile
virtual network operators (MVNOs) and other communications service providers
acquire and retain high value customers by giving them control of the entire
customer management process. The company is widely recognized for its product,
its customer support, and its outstanding record of on-time and in-budget
delivery. Based in the
Washington DC metro area, Sentori is privately held and is backed by Edison
Venture Fund, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, STI Ventures and WWC Capital.
For more information on Sentori, please visit www.sentori.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION INC.
American
Telecommunication Inc. (formerly North Supply Chile S.A.) initiated its
activities in 1980 as a subsidiary of Sprint North Supply, and is
headquartered in Santiago, Chile. A value-added telecommunications integrator
focused in the Latin American region,
ATI currently has offices in 7 countries in Latin America and four offices in
other parts of the world. It provides
its customers with world-class solutions from industry leading vendors, and
supports them locally 7x24 with its own engineering and support units.
For more information about ATI, please visit
www.amtelusa.com.
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